SA holds an in-house pool of experts on various subjects and it also uses external expertise as per need from its roaster of resource persons. Some of the in-line house expertise in various professional services are the following:
1. Capacity Building
1.1 Training Need Assessment
1.2 Training Delivery and workshop facilitation
1.3 Mentoring and on site coaching
2.  Research Evaluation and study
  1. Capacity Building
  • Training Need Assessment

SA has conducted a series of training needs assessments for the staff of I/NGOs, NGOs, GOs and several private organizations. Following are the list of major assignments.

  • TNA of the Hariyo Ban Program for Effective Program Implementation in five districts- 2012
  • Organizational Development Need Assessment for World Vision International – 2008
  • Team Building and Training Need Assessment(TNS) for Family Health International (FHI) – 2008
  • Organizational TNA for Rural Development TUKI Association, Sindhupalchowk – 2005
  • Training Need Assessment for TUKI Association Dolkha – 2004
  • Training Need Assessment of the Forest/Watershed Conservation Project of Government of Nepal and Japanese International Cooperation Agency – 2005
  • Training Need Assessment for Federation of Chamber of Commerce, Chitwan Branch – 2002
  • TNA of Livelihoods and Forestry Program implemented by of Department for International Development (DFID)/UK 2003
  • TNA of village level women leaders for CARE International in Nepal – 2000
  • TNA for Natural Resource Management Sector Assistance Program/DANIDA 2000
  • Assessing Needs and Resources of Nepalese non-government organizations – 1992

1.2 Trainings Delivery/workshop facilitation

SA provides various tailor-made training programmes under professional services. It has two modes of services under training heading:

 

  1. I) Design different training content on social development and announces as package training
  2. II) Design the content as per request of different organisations and deliver as per their demand

 

SA conducts various trainings on the following themes:

 

·         Social mobilization

·         Savings and credit cooperative promotion & management

·         Micro entrepreneurship development

·         Micro finance management

·         Good governance and Social audit

·         Participatory programme management

·         Gender and development

·         Social inclusion

·         Social/Public Audit

·         Right based approaches to development

·         Event Management

 ·         Participatory rural appraisal

·         Participatory poverty monitoring

·         Organisational management

·         Assertiveness development

·         Training of Trainers ( ToT)

·         Facilitation Skills

·         Leadership in people centred development

·         Strategic planning

·         Climate change and environment management

·         Research and data analysis

 

Since its establishment, SAMUHIK ABHIYAN has been conducting the following trainings and workshops/projects in various fields across the Nepal:

  • District Training on Climate Change and Community-based Adaptation Planning in Nepal in consortium with Rupantaran Nepal and National Association of VDCs (Village Development Committee) in Nepal (NAVIN) in 31 districts (Asian Development Bank (ADB) Nepal.
  • Enhancing Effectiveness of EPSP through Increased Citizen Participation under (CARTA) Program in eight districts for 14 months, third party monitoring of EPSP Project (Partnership for Transparency Fund (PTF)/ HELVATAS Nepal).
  • Workshop on Knowledge Sharing (Right to Information and Role of Local Organizations on Corruption Control) in New Delhi India (Partnership for Transparency Fund).
  • Training on good governance & development in eight districts from October 5th to 7th, 2012 (PWMLG)
  • In-depth Study on project implementation process and impact in 11 districts (PWMLG)

 

  • Promotion of good governance and anti-corruption campaign in Nuwakot district for two years (Partnership for Transparency Fund Nepal)
  • Development of District Training Modules and Training Manual on Environment Management and Climate Change (Ministry of Environment/Asian Development Bank)
  • Development of Training Manual and Training Delivery on Social Mobilizers for Transformative Social Mobilization(GTZ/Poverty Alleviation in Selected Rural Areas (PASARA)
  • Training Manual and Training Delivery on Gender, Social Inclusion and Conflict Sensitive Development (Participatory Watershed management and Local Governance Project (PWMLGP)/JICA)
  • Training on Solar Energy to staff of District Energy and Environment sector(Alternative Energy Promotion Center/Energy Sector Assistant Program)
  • Social Audit Training(CCS Italy)
  • Resource Mobilization Workshop (CCS Italy)
  • Advocacy for Basic Health Service Training(OXFAM GB)
  • Inclusive and Rights Based VDC Planning Process Training(CARE Nepal/Community Support Program)
  • Office Management and Documentation Training to Staffs of National Dalit Commission, Nepal (National Dalit Commission, Nepal)
  • Leadership Development Training to Dalit volunteers(Dalit Welfare Organization)
  • National Workshop on assessing needs and resource of Nepalese NGOs (Society for Participatory Research in India)
  • National Workshop on assessing needs and resource of Nepalese NGOs(Development Innovation and Networks)
  • Coordination of youth Internship programme (Coady International Institute, Canada)
  • Social Entrepreneurship Training for the members of NGO/CBOs of various parts of Nepal(Management Institute of Malaysia)
  • Training of Trainers (Plan International Nepal)
  • People Centred Development Orientation for VDC/DDC Members Rautahat(Plan International Rautahat Programme)
  • Participatory Programme Planning workshop for NGO leaders of Bara district (Plan International-Rautahat)
  • Savings and credit cooperative promotion(PLAN International Rautahat)
  • Group strengthening programme Rautahat (Plan Rautahat)
  • NGO/CBO Strengthening Programme (PLAN International Banke)
  • Team Building Training (PLAN International Banke)
  • Team Building Training (PLAN International Banke)
  • Development of Operational Manual for Savings and credit cooperative organisation (CECI-Nepal)
  • Training to 100 Women Leaders of SCOs in the Far Western (The Canadian Centre for International Studies and Cooperation’s Center for Micro-Finance)
  • Participatory Programme Planning Training for field staff (Lutheran World Federation (LWF) – Nepal)
  • Leadership Development Training (LWF (BCDP)
  • Organisational Management Training for the leaders of NGOs (Micro Credit Project for Women (MCPW/ADB/’HMG Nepal)
  • Training of Trainers for the field staff (SCF/US)
  • Development of Saving and Credit  Promotional Manual (South Asia Partnership-Nepal)
  • Rural Development and communication training(South Asia Partnership-Nepal)
  • Group dynamics training (South Asia Partnership-Nepal)
  • Rural Development and communication training (SNV/KLDP)
  • Group dynamics training (SNV/KLDP)
  • Rural Development Training (SNV/KLDP)
  • Participatory Programme Planning Training (SNV/KLDP)
  • SNV Chinary Workshop (SNV/KLDP)
  • Social Mobilization Training ( SNV/KLDPII)
  • Gender sensitive planning workshop for DDC members of Dolpa, Mugu and Humla (SNV/KLDPII)
  • Communication and facilitation training (SNV/KLDP II)
  • Social Mobilisation Training (SNV/MHDP)
  • Gender sensitive planning workshop for DDC members of Dolpa, Mugu and Humla (SNV/KLDP II
  • Communication and facilitation training
  • Chepang status overview (SNV/KLDP II)
  • Participatory Programme Planning training for the field staff of UNDP/PPM of HIV/AIDS (UNDP/PPM of HIV/AIDS)
  • Training of trainers (Three groups, ten days each) for the field staff of UNDP/PPM of HIV/AIDS
  • Group strengthening training for the leaders of Women groups
w  Monitoring and supervision training for the staff of DHDO Ramechhap w  SDC/RHDP Ramechhap
  • Participatory Rural Appraisal Training for the staff of DHDO Ramechhap
  • District Strategy Development Workshop for the DDC members of Makawanpur, Parsa, Sunsari, Morang, Rupendehi, Syanja, Doti, and Dadeldhura & Achham.
  • Training of Trainers (GTZ/FfW)
  • Development of Gender Training Manual
  • DDC/NGO Partnership Workshop at Dadeldhura (Canada Nepal Gender in Organisation (CNGO)
  • Training of Training ( Toli Pokhara, CECI/CEBED, Udaya Himalaya, Network)
  • Capacity Building programme for the community development facilitators of Palpa district(Local Initiative Support Programme (LISP/Helvetas) Palpa)
  • VDC Strategic Planning Support Programme (Local Initiative Support Programme (LISP/Helvetas) Palpa)
  • Participatory Rural Appraisal Training for VDC members of Chirtungdhara VDC (Local Initiative Support Programme (LISP/Helvetas) Palpa
  • Participatory Programme Planning Training for Institutional Development (TUKI, Sunkoshi, Sindhupalchok)
  • Strategic Planning Training (TUKI, Sunkoshi, Sindhupalchok)
  • People Centred Development Orientation Training for VDC leaders, Bara (Jana Chetana Jagaran Abhiyan, Bara)
  • Organisational Management Training for CBO leaders (Jana Chetana Jagaran Abhiyan, Bara)
  • Organisational Management and Rural Development training for the field staff of SAHAS Okhaldhunga (SAHAS Okhaldhunga)
  • Rural Development of Organisational Development
  • Training for the representatives of partner NGOs of Action Aid Nepal, Sindhupalchowk Programme
  • Curriculum Development Training for the staff of RHDP/BNMT
  • Leadership in People Centred Development Training for the field staff of GWS, Pokhara
w  Team Building training for the programme team of NARMSAP Western Development Region, Pokhara, Eastern Region Dhankuta, Mid western region Surkhet and Far Western region Dhangadhi
  • Social Mobilisation Programme in Eight Village Development Committees of Bhojpur district
  • Conflict Management Training for the DED Development Workers
1.  Social Analysis Training for the leaders of NGOs

2.  Animation Training Programme (Livelihood Forestry Project)

3.  Strategic Planning Workshop (Silk Association of Nepal)

4.  Organisational assessment tool development workshop(Handicap International Nepal)

5.  Strategic planning workshop (Nepal ANDHA APANGA MAHASANGH)

6.  Leadership in People centred Development Training (SDC/RHDP Ramechhap)

7.  Strategic Planning for NGOs of LFP Working districts (DFID/LFP)

8.  Social Mobilization for Partner Organizations of Dadeldhura and Darchula districts(GTZ/RCIW)

9.  Rights Based Approach to Development, Social Inclusion and Public Auditing for District and VDC level Government Officials of Ten Districts.( CARE/ASHA Project)

 

1.3  Mentoring and Site coaching

SA provides on-site coaching services to those organisations that have already taken the services from SAMUHIK ABHIYAN.  It provides such services so far local organisations can have effective implementation of the programs. Such support helps to reduce the confusion which usually created during the practices in the field level. SA provides such supports to different sectors such as Project Planning, Policy Making, Strategy Planning, Program Monitoring and Follow up as well, coaching on the field level. SA develops some indicators and coaches differently as per their need.

 

SAMUHIK ABHIYAN provides mentoring and onsite coaching to the following organizations:
·         Rural Development Tuki Association, Dolakha on Social Mobilization for Project staff

·         Livelihood Forestry Programme (LFP)/Animation Training Management of NGOs in Dhankuta, Sankhuwasabha, Bhojpur  Parbat, Myagdi and Baglung on strategic planning, system development and managing training programs

·         Community Forestry User Groups to promote gender and social inclusion in the groups, to capacitate in forest resource mobilization and to promote participation of the excluded groups in forest resource management. Both activities were conducted in partnership with DFID/LFP and district level Training Management NGOs of Dhankuta, Sankhuwasabha, Bhojpur Parbat, Myagdi and Baglung districts.

·          CARE/SAMARPAN on facilitating local level training on women’s rights and advocacy training to the village level women leaders in Achham, Bajura, Bajhang, Doti and Kanchanpur districts in 2000. This activity was conducted in partnership with CARE/SAMARPAN.

·         Civil Society Organizations of MS Nepal to implement the learning of training on participatory poverty focus planning and management in Kapilvastu, Palpa, Banke, Bardia and Doti districts. This activity was conducted in partnership with MS Nepal in 2004.

 
  1. Research/ Evaluation and study

SA has its enormous experience in research and study. It conducts both qualitative and quantitative research at the request of INGOs, GOs and sometime independently as well.

SA conducts the followings Researches, Evaluations and Studies over the period of time:

  • Training Needs Assessment and Training Strategy for Hariyo Ban Program. The main objective of conducting the TNA is to identify training needs, in order to effectively implement the Program and promote long-term sustainability of its efforts through Nepali stakeholders after it closes.
  • Study and development of Health Profile for 30 Village Development Committees of Dang and Surkhet districts. The study was conducted for Nepal Family Health Program-II/USAID by assessing the health facilities, health equipments, physical status, management and governance in health services of health institutions of these VDCs- 6 May to September 7, 2011.
  • Study on Climate Change and Environmental Management in consortium with RUPANTARAN Nepal and Natural and Organizational Resource Management Services (NORMS) aiming to produce a comprehensive training module for district level service providing agencies for Ministry of Environment/Asian Development Bank-2011-2012.
  • Fuel Efficient Stove baseline survey to collect data for development of three small health development mechanism projects in Banke, Bardia, Chitwan, Morang and Saptari districts. The baseline survey was conducted for Sustainable Development Center- June 12 – 31 August, 2011.
  • Gender and Social Discrimination Study of Doti, Dadeldhura, Baitadi, Darchula, Bajhang, Achham, Bajura, Dailekh and Humla district. The study was conducted for GoN/Gov of Finland/RVWRMP-2008.
  • Study on community organization process of Dalit community of three VDCs of Rautahat district.  (An experiential learning of the social mobilization process for the capacity building).
  • Study on Socio Economic Status of Dalit in Kanchanpur district.
  • Quantitative & Qualitative study on Conducting Impact Study of Mini grid Support Programme in Achham, Jumla, Gulmi, Gorkha, Lamjung, Dhading, Kavre, Solukhumbu, Ilam and Baglung districts-2011.
  • Final Evaluation and Impact Monitoring of ReRe/ GTZ project in Rukum, Rolpa districts – March, 2010
  • Qualitative and Quantitative study on Provision for Livelihood Assessment for Livelihood Recovery for Peace (LRP). The study was conducted for United Nation Development Programme/LRP. A comprehensive livelihood assessment by exploring the status of all six assets (i.e. physical, natural, financial, social, human, and political) within the Sustainable Livelihood Framework and prepare 175 livelihoods profiles at the VDC level of Mahottari, Sarlahi and Rautahat – 1 November 2009 to 31 August 2010.
  • Quantitative and Qualitative study to conduct the socio-economic impact study of the users of Solar Home System for Energy Sector Assistant Program (ESAP)/ Alternative Energy Promotion Centerr (AEPC). Impact assessment on the users using AEPC/ESAP promoted solar home system of Taplejung, Ilam, Chitawan, Lamjung, Myagdi, Gulmi, Rukum, Achham, Kavre, and Humla in 04 October 2009 to March 2010.
  • Qualitative study on Relevance of HSSP support to quality improvement and reducing access barriers to health care services for HSSP/GTZ, assess the level of effectiveness of the HSSP interventions and services-2009
  • Local Revenue Collection Study of Phyuthan district.  The study was conducted for GTZ/PASARA in August-October 2009.
  • Research and Development of Livelihoods Improvement Plan of Northern Mountain Conservation Project (NMCP), Dolpa and Langtang National Park and Buffer Zone Support Project (LNPBZ SP), Rasuwa in financial and management support from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Nepal in 2007.
  • Carried out the DEMOCRACY AUDIT of the civil society organizations of local level from Far western, Mid western, Western and the Eastern region of Nepal, in financial and management support from MS Nepal in 2006
  • Research on good governance and assessment of services of the government service providing agencies and development of the citizen score report card as piloting in Rasuwa and Kanchanpur in the financial support of Gon/NPC in 2005
  • Participatory Poverty Assessment for DFID/AAN in 2004.
  • Impact Assessment Study of GoN/JICA CDWFCP I & II focusing on the impacts of different approaches and modality in the field of Community development and community based watershed management in the hill districts of western development region of Nepa lin 2004
  • An evaluation on Management efficiency of Uday Himalayan Network (An NGO Working in Bajhang District) in 2000
  • Training impact assessment of the capacity building training for  elected and nominated women ward representative of  Bara, Rautahat and Jhapa districts, TAF, 1998
  • An evaluation on Community Based Disaster Preparedness Training, implemented by LWF in 1997
  • Final evaluation of Nepal Stutter’s Association and overall project evaluation of “Towards a Sustainable DPO- Rights and responsibilities in 2013
  • Training on Institutional Capacity Development of Board member &Leadership Development of Women Leaders organized by Rastriya Mukta Haliya Samaj Mahasangh
  • Prepared guidelines for Cooperative-based approach for poverty reduction and manual for Good Governance and inclusion in cooperative


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